Standing Next To You-Chapter 181: The good show

The other madames who were shocked by the turn of events also stood up and followed them enthusiastically. Their husbands looked at each other and calculated in their minds. They also stood up to join the fun.

Xiao Mei recovered from her shock and ran after them. Lin Xiao drank the whole glass of water with trembling hands before standing up to follow the crowd.

The only people left at the table were Mr. Simon and Old Master Lin.

Old Master Lin tapped the table. His face was expressionless. However, his aura was freezingly cold.

If one looked closely, they would be able to tell that he was furious. He glanced at his ’good friend’ who seemed in a daze. He scoffed, "Don’t you also want to see the show? I want to see how good your grandson is at continuously making trouble after another."

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The second floor of the guest room’s area was crowded with people. Richard’s door was slightly ajar.

Li Mei looked around and saw that everyone’s face was tight, though she could discern the excitement within them. When she saw Xiao Mei running in the distance towards them with a pale face, she smiled.

She turned to the servant who led them the way. "Is this the room?"

"Yes, Madame."

"Let’s see if Lin Xiaoni and Richard is indeed together. I don’t want others to call my daughter a liar."

Xiao Mei finally arrived. She wanted to close the door and not let anyone in, but Li Mei was fast.

Li Mei opened the door widely and barged into the room while the entourage followed behind her.

Then a loud scream erupted.

...

Lin Xiaoni was woken up by the noise. Her body was hurting and felt heavy. All she wanted to do was sleep. But she was thirsty, hungry, and felt sticky all over. However, the noise around her was growing loud, causing her to open her eyes.

And when she opened them, she saw several faces covering their mouths in shock.

Lin Xiaoni, who was still groggy, was startled by the familiar faces.

The events of last night suddenly occurred to her. She looked down on her naked body and saw the marks of their passionate night. She immediately covered her body with the blanket in shame. Then she looked back at the faces of the Madames who had looks of disgust and mocking on their faces.

Oh no....

Even the dumb Lin Xiaoni knew what predicament she was in.

The most cruel thing for a woman was to lose her innocence and reputation in front of these ’prestigious madames’. She could envision the rumors that would circulate around her and the mocking that would follow afterward.

She was done for.

She won’t be able to marry anyone else anymore. And wherever she goes, the fact that she was caught red-handed with a man who wasn’t even her fiancé would hunt her forever.

Lin Xiaoni turned pale. In her frustration, she screamed in madness.

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The morning in the Lin mansion was chaotic.

The fifth branch stood their ground and demanded an explanation from the Simon family. The Simon family also did not back down and played the ’victim’ role.

It was Lin Xiaoni who sought Richard in his room, and according to Richard, he was drugged by aphrodisiac.

With a bit of investigation and medical examination, a residue of the aphrodisiac was found in Richard’s system. However, these pieces of evidence were rejected by the fifth branch. They claimed that it was their daughter who had been harassed. As for where the aphrodisiac came from, the fifth branch denied the accusation that it was from them.

Lin Xiaoni cried as she recounted her story, "I...I just wanted to look for him because he is going to leave tomorrow. I just wanted to talk. But he suddenly grabbed me and started to kiss me."

"I would not do that if I am not under the influence of the drug! You have been pestering me for quite some time now. This must have been your plan all along!" Richard yelled, infuriated.

They were caught red-handed. Like Lin Xiaoni, Richard only woke up when it was too late to hide.

There were many witnesses, and he could not lie his way out of here. Even his grandfather could not help him in this. Their only ground was he was drugged.

"I did not plan this! I thought you were finally considering what I proposed to you, that’s why you kissed me and did those sorts of things! How can you blame me? It is all your fault!" Lin Xiaoni was emotional and cried aggrievedly.

Xiao Mei hugged her daughter and glared at the Simons. She believed her daughter. Her daughter was innocent, her daughter did not even know aphrodisiac exists!

This must be a scheme of another person. Someone who knows what Lin Xiaoni felt towards Richard and took advantage of it!

Xiao Mei wiped her daughter’s tears and sought justice for her daughter from Old Master Lin, "Father, no matter what is the truth behind this, the fact that my daughter has her innocence taken won’t change. If this gets out, my daughter’s life will be over! Although I don’t like this, Richard has to take responsibility. This is the only way for my daughter to keep her reputation clean."

Xiao Mei had no choice but to make a decision for her daughter. She knew that if this incident came out, no one would want to marry her daughter. Lin Xiaoni’s worth would plummet. The young masters from other prestigious families would not want someone with a stained rumor about her innocence taken.

Then who would marry her? Only those who were too old or had some problems finding a perfectly fine young lady. Xiao Mei did not want her daughter to face that kind of fate. Although she did not like Richard because of this incident, his status and background were good enough for her daughter.

At least Richard was the sole heir of the Simon family. Becoming the Madame of the Simon family was also not bad.